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The Reason I Don’t Play Multiplayer Games Is Turning Me Off Single-Player Games

Multiplayer gameplay elements, open worlds, and too much Metroidvania quality is infecting single player experiences, ruining their pacing.

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AK911924d ago

Bro Metroidvania STARTED off as an SP game.

frostypants1923d ago

Yeah, this part confused me. "Metroidvania" is a term that evokes single player more than anything.

Smellsforfree1924d ago (Edited 1924d ago )

This is a confusing article, for sure.

> None of them grabbed me enough to make me want to spend 10, 20, 100 hours in their worlds, not in the way Skyrim, Valkyria Chronicles, or Heavy Rain did.

The complaints that revolved around open-world gameplay was odd given the author's praise for Skyrim that they opened the article with.

Metroidvania is almost exclusively a single player game trope. Author thinks it creates repetitive gameplay because player is forced to revisit the same spots.

> I’ve recently been making a dent in my backlog, games I’ve been wanting to play for years but have never found the time for — DOOM, Tomb Raider, Sunset Overdrive, etc. — and I’m having an adverse reaction.

I'm not sure I understand what the author's issue was with DOOM. It was never stated. IMO, DOOM is the opposite of what I think the author's gripe is, but the article is so poor it is hard to nail down what the author's gripe specifically is.

tl;dr: Author doesn't like repetitive game play and does a poor job at attributing the problem with multiplayer games.

TheHateTheyGive1924d ago

Heavy rain, detroit, until dawn was brilliant, days gone, spiderman, horizon zero dawn, all are outstanding single player games. 3rd party wise leaves alot to be desired. No, red deads story is lame and boring.

King_Noctis1924d ago

So games like Plague Tales, The Outer World, Seikiro, Resident Evil 2, Star War Jedi FO, Control, and DMC5 are bad? Only Sony games can be good?

Silly gameAr1924d ago (Edited 1924d ago )

Seems like he baited and you fell for it. We all know that there are great 3rd party single player games.

CrimsonWing691924d ago

What multiplayer game is a Metroidvania game? I guess you could argue a Soulsborne game maybe?

jjb19811924d ago

Barely but that's a reach. Soulsborne are primarily SP first. I've always attributed Metroidvania to SP games. It's so weird that this is even presented as the headline.

frostypants1923d ago (Edited 1923d ago )

Soulsborne games are absolutely a subset of the Metroidvania genre...they're arguably what brought the genre back from the dead in the mainstream...but they're SP games where the MP is more of an enhanced element within that SP experience.

To my knowledge/IMO, there is no such thing as a true MP Metroidvania game. I truly think the author was drunk.

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Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Review

NoobFeed editor Ahnaf Tajwar writes - FromSoftware cooked up one of the best combat systems with Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and never did anything like it again. That may be a good thing, as it makes this game one of a kind. If you are a fan of Souls games or a borderline masochist, you will, without a doubt, love Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice because it is a masterpiece. It is a must-play for all hardcore gamers.

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SoloGamer1255d ago

ummm why are we getting a review for a 5 year old game?? everyone knows its a masterpiece... late much? lol

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GoodSmile Announces Two Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Nendoroids

GoodSmile Company formally revealed two Nendoroids based off characters from Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. - IS

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Miyazaki wants to 'sharpen' Bloodborne and Sekiro's combat philosophy in his next games

Miyazaki's clearly got Sekiro and Bloodborne in his heart, and refining their combat philosophy is in his mind.

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Psychonaut85317d ago

Hells yeah. Would love to see another really tight action focused title next. Be cool if he did something completely different, like a cyborg-ninja game.

Rikimaru-00317d ago

yes, now go and make a new tenchu